Akua A. Karikari

University of Cape Coast

Also at University for Development Studiesfrom their recent papers

Lecturer, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

Publishing since 2013, latest 2025

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Biochemistry
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Epidemiology
Molecular Biology
Nutrition and Dietetics

In their own words

Neurodegenerative diseases
Neuro-inflammation
Neurotoxicology

Publications: 222013–2025
Citations: 425to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 1.451.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%1 of 11 scored papers
Open access: 82%9 of the 11 whose access is recorded

6 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 450 citations, h-index 6 and i10-index 5 (367 citations and h-index 6 since 2021), as of October 5, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Biomedical SciencesUniversity of Cape Coast

Education

PhD (Neuroscience), Department of NeurologyJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg2015–2019

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

22 in all

Exploring the Nexus Between Alcohol Consumption, Sleep Deprivation, and Memory Among Male Students at a Tertiary Institution in Ghana
2025Brain and BehaviorJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding1 citation10.1002/brb3.70744
Hemozoin induces malaria via activation of DNA damage, p38 MAPK and neurodegenerative pathways in a human iPSC-derived neuronal model of cerebral malaria

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Citations received each year

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To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health418%
Biochemistry29%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience29%
Epidemiology29%
Molecular Biology29%
Nutrition and Dietetics29%
Plant Science29%
Cell Biology15%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology15%
Food Science15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Malaria Research and Control3
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
Bacterial Infections and Vaccines1
Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques1
Biological Research and Disease Studies1
Calpain Protease Function and Regulation1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity1
Ginger and Zingiberaceae research1
Global Maternal and Child Health1
Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

27% of their 11 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Germany2
Sweden1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH3 papers
University for Development StudiesGH3 papers
Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDE2 papers
Örebro UniversitySE1 paper
University College LondonGB1 paper

Where they publish

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine2
Acta Neuropathologica Communications1
Alpha-Synuclein: Methods and Protocols1
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine1
Brain and Behavior1
Brain, behavior, and immunity1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being7
1No poverty1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

AAV1/2-induced overexpression of A53T-α-synuclein in the substantia nigra results in degeneration of the nigrostriatal system with Lewy-like pathology and motor impairment: a …
Acta Neuropathologica Communications
2017228 citations
Neurodegeneration by α-synuclein-specific T cells in AAV-A53T-α-synuclein Parkinson’s disease mice
Brain, behavior, and immunity
2022126 citations
In vivo antiplasmodial and in vitro antioxidant properties of stem bark extracts of Haematostaphis barteri
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
201519 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Dynamics of pre-shift and post-shift lung function parameters among wood workers in Ghana

2023Annals of Occupational and Environmental MedicineJournalOpen access5 citations10.35371/aoem.2023.35.e39

Effect of xylopic acid on alloxan-induced diabetic neuropathy in rats

2021International Journal of Basic & Clinical PharmacologyJournalOpen access1 citation10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20211011

Generation and analysis of viral vector-mediated rodent models for Parkinson’s disease

2019Alpha-Synuclein: Methods and ProtocolsBook chapterFirst author3 citations10.1007/978-1-4939-9124-2_21

CODEN (USA): EJEBAU

2014European Journal of Experimental BiologyJournalSenior author0 citations

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How it can be read

82% free to read, of the 11 recorded

Diamond 5 · 23%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 18%In an open-access journal
Closed 2 · 9%Behind a paywall
Unknown 11 · 50%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

2 of 22 papers name a funder

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1
International Society for Neurochemistry1